Senior Data Center Engineer
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Location: Albuquerque, NM 87121
Description:
ECS is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer, providing support to our national laboratory customer in Albuquerque, NM.
. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data center operations and maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of the infrastructure.
This role involves monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing best practices to maintain a secure and efficient data center environment.
On occasion will require to work flexible hours and support on-call duties and shift work.
Work will be performed on-site.
DOE "Q" clearance required to start.
Responsibilities
. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data center operations and maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of the infrastructure.
This role involves monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing best practices to maintain a secure and efficient data center environment.
On occasion will require to work flexible hours and support on-call duties and shift work.
Work will be performed on-site.
DOE "Q" clearance required to start.
Responsibilities
- Perform
- Arista EOS upgrades using both Arista Cloud vision tool set and manually pushing the upgrades.
- Arista switch replacement and new developments
- Arista Cloud vision deployment -CVP-modeling and monitoring customized email notifications
- Arista Cloud vision - build topology maps for all HPC environments and enabled capture of flow data for all devices which allow real time monitoring of traffic flow.
- Arista Cloud vision - upgrade and maintenance on the CVP appliance.
- Test configuration changes on the HPC environment virtually in GNS3
- Convert HPC devices and HPC services to EMS for out of band network access
- Perform network maintenance and system upgrades (service packs, patches, security configurations).
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity to implement network security measures.
- Monitor system resource utilization and assist in capacity planning.
- Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting for network issues.
- Adhere to configuration and change management policies.
- Respond to customer requests related to network services.
- Active DOE Q Clearance
- BS/BA with 3 years job-related experience, in lieu of degree 8 years of job-related experience.
- Expert with Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto products.
- Demonstrated experience with TCP/IP, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), switching technologies, VLANs, VPNs, and related networking concepts.
- Experience with Mellanox high availability configuration and deployment.
- Experience with deployment of subnets and routing protocols with both IPV4 and IPV6.
- Knowledge with STIG compliance
- Strong desire to learn new technologies
- Team Player
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.